Author: Duane Etienne

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International Falls School Lockdown and Evacuation.

On 09/21/22, at approximately 1326 hours, the Koochiching County Sheriff’s Office 911 center receiveda call of an active shooter at the International Falls High School. International Falls Police DepartmentSchool Resource Officer Ballejo was at the school at the time of the call and reported there was no signof a shooting at the school. Officer Ballejo…
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September 22, 2022 0

Let’s Talk About It Interview-Ashley Hall 9-21-22

Timm Ringhofer spoke with Ashley Hall this morning anout the Falls Hunger Coalition.


September 21, 2022 0

Chamber announces new part time Executive Director

International Falls, MN: Betsy Zaren, International Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors chairwoman, announced Denise Kulig has been selected as the organization’s part-time Executive Director. Kulig earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Purdue University and has held several professional positions since then, including most recently at the Cantilever Distillery and Wagner Construction.…
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September 20, 2022 0

Conservation Officer Weekly Report – District 5

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports spending most of the week at Camp Ripley for annual emergency vehicle operation instructing. Animal-related complaints and small-game-hunting opener took place as well. CO Curtis Simonson (International Falls #2) reports attending the Fur Takers of America Trappers College in Indiana this past week. CO John Slatinski IV (Ray)…
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September 20, 2022 0

School Matters with Superintendent Kevin Grover ISD 361, 9-20-2022

Kevin Grover, Superintendent of Schools in International Falls and ISD 361, joined me in studio for the Bi-Monthly program School Matters. Top discussion was the need for subs and volunteers, and the upcoming sporting events to include homecoming.


September 20, 2022 0

SBA Offers loans to Business and Home Owners who suffered Flood Damage.

Courtney Smith is a Public Affairs Specialist with the IJ.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Disaster Assistance, Field Operations Center East (Atlanta, GA). Her duty is to promote SBA’s Disaster Loan program to the media, community, businesses, civic and community organizations, and elected officials. She responds to disasters that occur within the FOCE territory-the 27…
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September 13, 2022 0

Conservation Officer Weekly Report District – 5

CO Darrin Kittelson (International Falls #1) reports fishing and bear hunting are the main focuses of the work activities with more people venturing into the woods. People are reminded to check that they have current registration on their ATVs. A special operation was worked with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and U.S. Customs and…
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September 13, 2022 0

FDA closes case on Lucky Charms

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration closed its investigation into Lucky Charms this week after finding no link between the General Mills cereal and hundreds of self-reported illnesses. “The FDA investigation has closed with no pathogen or cause of the self-reported illnesses identified, despite extensive testing for numerous potential microbial and chemical adulterants,” the agency…
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September 12, 2022 0

No School Today ISD361 International Falls

The International Falls School District is currently experiencing issues with our network that are causing a disruption to some of our computer systems. We are working diligently with a third-party incident response team to investigate this matter and restore full functionality to our systems as quickly as possible. We have significant resources devoted to this…
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September 12, 2022 0

ISD 361 Update with Superintendent Kevin Grover

Kevin stopped in to talk about issues and update to the district on this first days of school. The full conversation with Superintendent Kevin Grover is available here:


September 6, 2022 0